Question : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

Most people believe that animals have a sixth sense and can (1) ______natural disasters. Few say that animals (2)______ additional hearing capabilities, which help them realize the vibrations of the earth shaking. They can effortlessly (3) _______the disaster, unlike human beings, long before it strikes. We are not very sure (4)______ the animals had a sixth sense or not, but during the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, more than 150000 casualties were reported in around twelve countries, but (5) ______a few animals were reported dead.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5

Option 1: also
 

Option 2: and
 

Option 3: not
 

Option 4: only

Question :

Find out the misfit sentence in the following set of sentences:

Option 1: India does not want to enlist the help of any third party to resolve its dispute with Pakistan

Option 2: Many other countries maintain that dispute must be resolved as it is internecine to both nations

Option 3: America is one country which wants to placate the conflicting parties to ensure the well-being of civilians

Option 4: Russia is also ready to bring peace in the neighbourhood countries. 

Option 5: China has often indicated that it is ready to arbitrate to ensure peace

Question : Comprehension:

An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth's surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicentre.

Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks. These are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger earthquake that follows. Scientists can’t tell that an earthquake is a foreshock until a larger earthquake happens. The largest main earthquake is called the mainshock. Mainshocks always have aftershocks that follow. These are smaller earthquakes that occur afterwards in the same place as the main shock. Depending on the size of the mainshock, aftershocks can continue for weeks, months, and even years after the mainshock!

The Earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. The crust and the top of the mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet.

But this skin is not all in one piece; it is made up of many pieces, like a puzzle covering the surface of the earth. Not only that, but these puzzle pieces keep slowly moving around, sliding past one another, and bumping into each other. We call these puzzle pieces tectonic plates, and the edges of the plates are called plate boundaries. The plate boundaries are made up of many faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults. Since the edges of the plates are rough, they get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally, when the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstick on one of the faults, and there is an earthquake.

Question:

On the basis of the passage, fill in the blanks in the following sentence.

The plate boundaries are made up of many ______.

Option 1: crusts

Option 2: faults

Option 3: spaces

Option 4: cores

Question : It is a common platform where buyers and sellers can meet for fullfilment of their individuals needs. Which function of financial market is highlighted in the given statement?
 

Option 1: Facilitating price discovery

Option 2: Mobilization of savings and channeling them into the most productive use

Option 3: Reducing the cost of transactions

Option 4: Providing liquidity to financial assets

Question : Assertion (A): If the ratio is currently 2:1, selling office equipment for Rs.15,000 (book value: Rs.20,000) will increase it.
Reason (R): The cash proceeds from the sale of office equipment will enhance current assets (cash), while current liabilities stay the same. As a result, the current ratio will rise.

Option 1: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 2: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

Option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is False

Option 4: Assertion (A) is False and Reason (R) is True.

Question : Given below are four sentences, three of which, are jumbled. Pick the option that gives the correct order.

A. George Robinson was ambitious but not very clever when he was at school, and he left when he was sixteen.
B. Soon, without any struggle, he had a shop of his own.
C. At first, he did not know what to do, but then he started selling cheap toys in the street, and it soon became clear that he was a clever businessman.
D. It was not long before he owned three big shops in which he employed sixty people.

Option 1: ADCB

Option 2: ACBD

Option 3: ADBC

Option 4: ABCD

Question : Four sentences are given, out of which three have spelling errors. Choose the sentence with all the correctly spelt words.

Option 1: It was a letter that was shot throught with the writer's personality.

Option 2: There is plenty of student accomodation in Edinburgh.

Option 3: He advised the government not to persue a gas deal with that company.

Option 4: Their skilled colleague soon satisfied them that they were wrong.

Question : Case Study 10:

PQR Ltd. is an established company planning to expand its global operations through strategic alliances.

Question : 

To fund its strategic alliance efforts, PQR Ltd. is evaluating short-term financing options. Which money market instrument might it use?

Option 1: Commercial paper
 

Option 2: Equity share
 

Option 3: Call money

Option 4: Corporate bond